Grand Secret is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

in the

Charters Towers Region The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas whic ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Grand Secret had a population of 151 people.

Geography

Only the south-eastern strip of the suburb is used for residential purposes with the bulk of the suburb being used for

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on native vegetation.

History

The suburb is presumably named after the two Grand Secret gold mines which were worked from: * 1882 to 1884 () * 1895 to 1897 () These mines were located in the far south of the suburb. In 2010, the central suburb of Charters Towers City was created by combining the former suburb of Lissner with land excised from Queenton and Grand Secret.

Demographics

In the , Grand Secret had a population of 145 people. In the , Grand Secret had a population of 168 people. In the , Grand Secret had a population of 151 people.

Education

There are no schools in Grand Secret. The nearest primary school is

Charters Towers Central State School Charters Towers Central State School is a heritage-listed state school at 39–47 High Street, Charters Towers City, Queensland, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. ...

in neighbouring Charters Towers City to the east. The nearest secondary school is

Charters Towers State High School Charters Towers State High School (CTSHS) is a public co-educational secondary school, located in the Charters Towers suburb of Charters Towers City, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an ...

, also in Charters Towers City.

References

{{Charters Towers Region Suburbs of Charters Towers